Ben Stokes will resume his Test career among the ranks after the England management opted to retain Jimmy Anderson as the vice-captain for the two-match series in New Zealand.

Anderson fulfilled the role during the Ashes defeat when Stokes was unavailable for selection but, though the all-rounder is back in the fold before his trial that starts on 6 August, Joe Root’s deputy will be unchanged when the first Test gets under way in Auckland next Thursday.